We are very happy to hear that Fashion's Night Out will be back, on September 9, 2010 to be exact.
Before the big night this year, we wondered what it

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We are very happy to hear that Fashion's Night Out will be back, on September 9, 2010 to be exact.
Before the big night this year, we wondered what it would really be like and if people would indeed shop. As it turned out, many, many did and it was considered a success by most. And according to ShopperTrak, retail foot traffic was up by 50%.
Anna Wintour says, “It was only 15 minutes after the event began, and we were getting reports about lines around the block at stores throughout the city. It was wonderful to see people embrace this initiative, and we are thrilled that they wish it to return.”
Agreed, Anna. Really, FNO was one of the most fun evenings I've had in a long time. The city felt alive and united, which I honestly didn't expect. And the fact that it was the night before 9/11 made my heart swell with New York pride. Plus, I watched dudes shotgun beers in the middle of the Prada store. So there's that.
No serious details have been announced yet and there's more than enough time to plan. So what would you do differently in 2010?

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It's baaaack.
Fashion's Night Out, aka Halloween for fashionistas, will take over the city's stores for the third year in a row. Mayor Bloomberg, Vogue, the CFDA and NYC & Company (the city's marketing and tourism org), announced today that the third annual Fashion's Night Out will be held on Thursday, September 8, 2011.
No word yet on what kind of extravagant promotions Vogue and the city will dream up to top last year's over-the-top FNO which included the city's largest public fashion show, but we're sure Anna and the Mayor will work something out. And if this year's Black Friday numbers are any indication (sales totaled $45 billion, up from $41.2 billion last year, according to the National Retail Federation), Americans are ready to shop.

Love it or hate it, Fashion's Night Out is slated to return this coming September for the fourth year in a row. While organizers can't commit to a date yet because fashion week schedules are still being worked out, it is usually held on the first Thursday evening of New York Fashion Week. Which means it will most likely take place on either September 6 or September 13 in 2012. Stores who wish to participate can start registering this spring.
Anna Wintour's pet project has grown exponentially since it first debuted in 2009. Most recently, a slew of Vogue magazine editors descended upon Tokyo for its post-tsunami comeback FNO--more than 400 retailers in Japan participated. It's expected that about 250 US stores will participate this year.
After this last FNO, we asked: Do people actually shop? Is it worth it?

Last night, I got a taste of what New York Fashion Week would be like if it was produced by Anna Wintour. Every show would begin on time. Only the best of the best designers would be invited to participate. And the music would be very, very good.
That pretty much sums up Fashion's Night Out: The Show, which took place last night at the courtyard in Lincoln Center. Over a 1,000 looks--styled by Tabitha Simmons and Edward Enninful--stomped down a twisting runway that must have been a quarter of a mile long in total. Everyone--from Alex Wang to Balenciaga--was featured. Simmons and Enninful chose to style the models as they were originally styled, meaning Prada's girls got boufants, and Balenciaga's wore pastel eyebrows. It was unoriginal, but with so many looks, understandable. Pretty much every model working today walked, including favorites of mine like Dree Hemingway and Ashley Smith. Gisele even made an appearance near the end, shortly after NERD performed in the center of the venue.
The paper program was masterful, save for a weirdly photo-shopped Lara Stone on the cover. (A friend said that her waist "looked tinier than Karly's--creepy.") Every single clothing credit was included, which is a two day-long job on its own.
All in all, it was a successful event. Especially for those who hadn't seen these looks come down the runway last February.